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asbestosis Path.|æzbɛˈstəʊsɪs|
[mod.L., f. asbestos + -osis.]
A disease of the lungs caused by inhaling particles of asbestos. Also pulmonary asbestosis.
1927W. E. Cooke in Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 Dec. 1024/1 (title) Pulmonary Asbestosis. Ibid. 1027/2 From what I have seen clinically of pulmonary asbestosis it resembles silicosis of the lungs in the marked shortness of breath on slight exertion. 1930Lancet 1 Mar. 445/2 Although asbestos and asbestos products have been used in industry for a long time, it is only during the last few years that pulmonary asbestosis has been recognised as a serious industrial disease. |